This is an exciting opportunity for a Groundworker/Bricklayer to join Your Housing Groups Repairs and Maintenance Division, Fix 360 and provide a high quality repairs service to our customers. Working for a Housing Association can be extremely rewarding, and we are lucky to have a hugely collaborative team of operatives, throughout all Trade professions, who work together to ensure that our customers are safe and warm in their homes. If you would like to play a part in this talented and committed team, then it's a great time to come and get involved as the team is growing and evolving. Follow here with a short overview as to why it's a great time to join this team. What will my working week look like? As part of the Damp and Mould Team we cover the entire YHG stock for repairs, so it will be regional but kept in a specific patch daily. You will also need to be based within a reasonable travelling distance of our Head Office in Birchwood, Warrington to attend meetings and training courses when needed. What will I be responsible for doing? First and foremost, you will be providing a quality repairs service to our customers, travelling to designated properties, undertaking, and completing all aspects of groundwork and bricklaying repair work As a member of our Damp & Mould Team, you will carry out various work on maintenance, major and minor construction works, for both void and tenanted properties owned by Your Housing Group. You will be confident and capable, ensuring all work undertaken is completed with due regard for quality, productivity, and safety.

• Full UK Driving License (ideally no more than 6 points)
• Experienced in flagging, patch tarmac, bricklaying, pointing and checking/cleaning wall cavities.
• May also be required from time to time to undertake other minor multi trade tasks, based on skill sets.
• NVQ Level 2 Trade Qualification or equivalent recognised competency
• Basic health and safety knowledge in a repair's environment.
This role is really suited to someone who likes to …….
• A collaborative team player
• A keen problem solver
• Passionate about right first time and delivering a quality service
  
  Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford.
As one of the North's sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties and tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. We also build over 1,000 new homes each year. We're an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'. As part of our pre-employment checks, this role requires the successful applicant to complete a satisfactory Basic DBS check.

In return we offer £31,500 for a 40-hour week, plus a Company van and fuel card (for business use), paid overtime and a Monday to Friday only working week. We also offer 22 days annual leave, plus 3 additional discretionary days holiday between Christmas & New Year, plus Bank Holidays but our employee deal offers much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance. We trust our people to manage their own diaries, if you need time for an appointment, the school run or an exercise class, as long as it fits with business needs, we're open to what works for you too. And when you need to collaborate with your team, you can visit Youggle House - our wellbeing, social, collaboration and meeting space, in Birchwood, Warrington. On top of this, we'll provide you with a great benefits package, including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%), an advanced level Healthcare cash plan through BHSF, that doesn't just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access, money back from prescriptions and alternative therapy treatments) and an amazing discount scheme that gives you access to half price cinema tickets, subsidised gym memberships and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names.